Which to use
“llevar” and “llevarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #612
- “llevar” frequency rank
- #6,199
- “llevarse” frequency rank
- 6811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevar | llevarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trasladar algo o a alguien desde un lugar hacia otro separado en el espacio. | Tomar algo consigo. |
Where the eye mixes llevar and llevarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses llevar with llevarse
A purely visual mix-up. llevar ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾ]) and llevarse ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “llevar” sits inside “llevarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevar is recorded at frequency rank #612, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾ]. llevarse is at rank #6,199, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾse].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 6811, this pair ranks #309,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llevar vs llevarse
Shared letters: aelrv. Private to "llevar": -. Private to "llevarse": s.
"llevar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llevarse" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llevar" for "llevarse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llevar" vs "llevarse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "llevar" and "llevarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevar" and "llevarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevarás vs llevarse". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #309,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.